On this Day in 1966, Sgt Norman Finch died aged 75. He was one of two Royal Marines awarded the Victoria Cross, by a ballot of their comrades, for a deed that took place during the Zeebrugge Raid of 22/23 April 1918. He stayed at his position when everyone else had been either killed or badly wounded, despite being severely injured himself and under constant fire. He bequeathed his Victoria Cross to the Royal Marines Museum where it is on display. The photograph, taken at the Eastney Fair, 1918, shows Sgt Norman Finch VC Royal Marine Artillery with one of the cruiser HMS Vindictive’s Lewis guns that he used when he won his VC at Zeebrugge.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:00:00 +0000
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